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U.S. Department of Justice 



Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Washington, D.C. 20535 

April 11, 2016 


MR. MICHAEL BEST 
MUCKROCK NEWS 
DEPT MR 24347 
41 1A HIGHLAND AVENUE 
SOMERVILLE, MA 02144-2516 


FOIPA Request No.: 1346527-000 
Subject: 065-HQ-59264 


Dear Mr. Best: 

Records responsive to your request were previously processed under the provisions of the 
Freedom of Information Act. Enclosed is one CD containing 2050 pages of previously processed 
documents and a copy of the Explanation of Exemptions. Documents or information originating with other 
Government agencies originally referred to that agency were not included in this release. This release is 
being provided to you at no charge. 

Additional records potentially responsive to your subject may exist. Please submit a new FOIA 
request if you would like the FBI to conduct a search of the indices to our Central Records System. 

Submit requests by mail or fax to - Work Process Unit, 1 70 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602, 
fax number (540) 868-4997. 

For your information, Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national 
security records from the requirements of the FOIA. See 5 U.S. C. § 552(c) (2006 & Supp. IV (2010). This 
response is limited to those records that are subject to the requirements of the FOIA. This is a standard 
notification that is given to all our requesters and should not be taken as an indication that excluded records 
do, or do not, exist. 

For questions regarding our determinations, visit the www.fbi.gov/foia website under “Contact Us.” 
The FOIPA Request Number listed above has been assigned to your request. Please use this number in all 
correspondence concerning your request. Your patience is appreciated. 

You may file an appeal by writing to the Director, Office of Information Policy (OIP), United States 
Department of Justice, Suite 1 1 050, 1 425 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 , or you 
may submit an appeal through OIP's FOIAonline portal by creating an account on the following web site: 
https://foiaonline.requlations.gov/foia/action/public/home . Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically 
transmitted within sixty (60) days from the date of this letter in order to be considered timely. If you submit 
your appeal by mail, both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act 
Appeal.” Please cite the FOIPA Request Number assigned to your request so that it may be easily 
identified. 


Sincerely, 

David M. Hardy 
Section Chief, 
Record/Information 
Dissemination Section 
Records Management Division 


Enclosure(s) 


EXPLANATION OF EXEMPTIONS 


SUBSECTIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 552 

(b)(1) (A) specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign 

policy and (B) are in fact properly classified to such Executive order; 

(b)(2) related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency; 

(b)(3) specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than section 552b of this title), provided that such statute (A) requires that the 

matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on issue, or (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding 
or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld; 

(b)(4) trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential; 

(b)(5) inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with 

the agency; 

(b)(6) personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; 

(b)(7) records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records 

or information ( A ) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, ( B ) would deprive a person of a right to a 
fair trial or an impartial adjudication, ( C ) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, ( D ) 
could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of confidential source, including a State, local, or foreign agency or authority or any 
private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of record or information compiled by a criminal law 
enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation, or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence 
investigation, information furnished by a confidential source, ( E ) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement 
investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could 
reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or ( F ) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any 
individual; 

(b)(8) contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of an agency responsible for 
the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; or 

(b)(9) geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, concerning wells. 

SUBSECTIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 552a 

(d)(5) information compiled in reasonable anticipation of a civil action proceeding; 

(j) (2) material reporting investigative efforts pertaining to the enforcement of criminal law including efforts to prevent, control, or reduce crime 

or apprehend criminals; 

(k) (l) information which is currently and properly classified pursuant to an Executive order in the interest of the national defense or foreign 

policy, for example, information involving intelligence sources or methods; 

(k)(2) investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes, other than criminal, which did not result in loss of a right, benefit or 

privilege under Federal programs, or which would identify a source who furnished information pursuant to a promise that his/her identity 
would be held in confidence; 

(k)(3) material maintained in connection with providing protective services to the President of the United States or any other individual pursuant 
to the authority of Title 18, United States Code, Section 3056; 

(k)(4) required by statute to be maintained and used solely as statistical records; 

(k)(5) investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for Federal civilian 
employment or for access to classified information, the disclosure of which would reveal the identity of the person who furnished 
information pursuant to a promise that his/her identity would be held in confidence; 

(k)(6) testing or examination material used to determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in Federal Government service 
he release of which would compromise the testing or examination process; 

(k)(7) material used to determine potential for promotion in the armed services, the disclosure of which would reveal the identity of the person 
who furnished the material pursuant to a promise that his/her identity would be held in confidence. 


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